New Koenigsegg One:1 has fastest car record in sight

THE Koenigsegg One:1 is finally official — the car that could very well smash the current world record speed held by the Bugatti Veyron SuperSport and Hennessey Venom.

The Swedish hypercar gets its interesting name from its one-to-one power to weight ratio — 1360PS (1000kW) against the car’s weight of 1360 kilograms.

That power comes from a 5.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine that puts out an insane 1371Nm of torque to compliment its 1360 horsepower.

That’s one good looking bum.Source:Supplied

The One:1 is claimed to have a top speed of 439km/h — quicker than the Bugatti Veyron SuperSport that currently holds the world record of 431km/h. There aren’t any official performance numbers out yet, but the aim for the car was to be able to hit 400km/h in less than 20 seconds.

It weighs 20 per cent lighter than its predecessor, the Agera thanks to the extensive use of carbonfibre and also features loads of active aerodynamic features, including a rear wing that produces 610kg of downforce making sure you’re always stuck to the ground.

Stopping power is provided by a huge set of carbon-ceramic disk brakes which can halt you from 400km/h to a complete stop in 10 seconds.

The Koenigsegg One:1 interior, including that all important cup holder.Source:Supplied

The interior very much resembles a race car with a set of racing style bucket seats and an in-car screen that triples up as a GPS system, infotainment system and as a tool for “Predictive Active Track Mode” to help you smash your One:1 around the track.

It has a cup holder, too.

Unfortunately only six of these weapons will be made and four have already been bought in China which doesn’t leave very long for you to win the lotto and buy the other two.